How Many People Are Named Ranny?
An estimated 180 people in the United States have the first name Ranny. It is predominantly male (98.2%). The average bearer is 69 years old, and Ranny peaked in popularity in 1951 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ranny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ranny paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Ranny is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
180
About 1 in 1,904,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.2% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1951
17 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ranny
Ranny is predominantly male (98.2%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ranny as a male name
Ranked #9,831 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1951 (17 births)
Ranny as a female name
Ranked #14,949 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1992 (5 births)
Ranny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ranny span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 106 babies were registered. Ranny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ranny by Decade
How has Ranny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ranny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ranny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ranny
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ranny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ranny?
We estimate approximately 180 people named Ranny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,904,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Ranny a common name?
Ranny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ranny most popular?
Ranny reached peak popularity in 1951, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ranny is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ranny a male name?
Ranny is predominantly male. 98.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ranny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ranny Smith, Ranny Johnson, Ranny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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